I practice in North London (N8) and in the City (EC2). In the Hornsey and Turnpike Lane areas of North London I am offering relationship/ couple and group psychotherapy, clinical and non-managerial supervision and coaching services. I do not have individual client spaces currently available.

I offer clinical and non-managerial supervision, mediation, coaching training and development services in EC2 - near to Old Street, Moorgate, Liverpool Street tubes and a bus ride from Angel. (The fees for EC2 are slightly higher due to room costs.)

My clinical approach is integrative and integral-relational body-mind psychotherapy. My methods and attitude actively engage your experience and are aimed at opening up dialogue and learning through the use of a wide and creative array of therapeutic interventions and psychologically depthfull understandings; these include here and now methodologies from integrative psychotherapy, body psychotherapy, gestalt psychology and psychotherapy and existential understandings, amongst other influences from psychodynamic and analytic fields of study.

In my work as a therapist and supervisor I am paying attention to empathic understanding and learning through paying attention to therapy relationship dynamics. I invite clients to regularly review your experience of engaging in our therapeutic relationship. As a practitioner I believe the main outcome measure is how much you feel and experience what we are doing or have done is having an overall positive and helpful impact on your sense of self and your ability to engage in a more authentic and meaningful way with yourself, with others and with the wider world. My approach pays attention to your various contexts of existence (systemic understandings) and your ability to integrate our work together into meaningful wholes (existential and construct psychologies).

Compatibility and riskI hold this consideration as an important ethical stance as a psychotherapist and as a responsible professional working with members of the public.I will look at any potential risks for you from working within my approach, for example some forms of intervention may not be suitable for you, and thus my therapeutic work will be adapted to meet your specific needs. However, should risk and compatibility assessment show that a different approach or therapist may be of more benefit for you currently, then I will discuss this with you and support you to find a therapist who can meet your needs.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a long-standing accredited registrant psychotherapist and an Honorary Fellow of UKCP. I have been leading and teaching groups since the 1980's and seeing counselling and then psychotherapy clients since the late 1980's. You can see more of my background and services offered on my website www.cjablack.com

My theoretical and clinical approaches encompass:

Integral-relational body psychotherapy,

Integrative psychotherapy and Jungian psychology

Gestalt psychology and psychotherapy,

Existential psychology and psychotherapy

Transpersonal psychology and systemic frames

Attention to the interplay of dynamics of soma and psyche,

Exploration of culture, heritage and intersubjectivity in relationships

Please see my website pages for more details about my being with, thinking about and working with clients.

In the therapy space we can explore together patterns of thought and behaviours, conflicted feelings, paradoxes, meanings, images and metaphors, as well as specific problems and issues for you as a client. By working with you I aim to support you to bring together and expand your knowledge and experience of your body, heart, mind and spirit, as it manifests in our work together, and to support your sense of engagement in your life and in achieving what you want from this.

Brief background profile:

I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Supervision from the Metanoia Institute and I have a background in facilitating performers as well as an extensive knowledge of working with identity, trauma, relationship and group processes as a psychotherapist.

I currently teach on the MA programme at the Gestalt Centre in London and am a former trainer and supervisor at the Chiron Centre. I am a long standing member and former chair of the Chiron Association of Body Psychotherapists and am a member of the European Association for Body Psychotherapy. I have been a visiting tutor and supervisor at psychotherapy trainings in Europe since the early 1990's. I am a clinical associate and member of the leads group of the Black and Asian Therapists Network and I am an experienced gay diversity-friendly clinical practitioner and supervisor.

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Fees

Psychotherapy, counselling and supervision:

I have a sliding scale of fees and the client chooses where they will pay on the scale. That choice becomes the agreed fee. The scale is subject to adjustment every few years and changes are always discussed in good time. In addition I have a set reduced fee for all trainees and students of £55; this includes students on non-therapy courses of study.

I work a 60 minute hour for psychotherapy and supervision. Sessions are normally weekly for psychotherapy, but adjustments can be made to accommodate long distances, circumstances etc. Couples and relationship therapy is usually a 90 minute session, and can be once, twice or three times a month.

I do provide telephone coaching sessions; please see my website www.cjablack.com for further details.

I also can provide scheduled regular telephone supervision for qualified/accredited psychological therapists, psychotherapists and counsellors living abroad or a long way from my practice.

You will be requested to provide me with copies of your CV, qualification and accreditation certificates and contact details of a referee before we undertake a telephone supervision relationship. Arrangements can be made via email; payment is always in advance for this service.

All other work: please contact me via my website, www.cjablack.com.

Further information

I am a faculty member at the Gestalt Centre London, teaching on the MA and UKCP accredited programmes.

I am a visiting tutor and a supervisor with various psychotherapy and counselling trainings in the UK and abroad. I hold the post of European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP) continuing professional development chair and I am a current board member of EABP.

I was an elected trustee of UKCP and have chaired several regulatory and non-regulatory committees.

Via my MSc in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care (advanced professionals programme) I have developed a specialist research interest in self-reflective practice.

I create and offer one-off and extended psychotherapy, supervision and / or consultancy based short courses for practitioners, other groups and for organisations in third, statutory and private sectors.